You've got a cardboard houseLive there all the timeKeep your memories tied with stringThe face that many once adoredTwenty years gone maybe moreSomewhere you lost the dreamMama watched your every move,but now you're all alone

She's been gone for awhileDaddy left some time ago, fading years pass too slowHe's the only one, could make you smileOh, you're still crying

Big city boundGonna make your markRead your name in the lightsAll the ads and people say,beauty lets you get you wayTried your best to prove them right

But living on the streets ain't bad, sad people make you gladPardon me, could you spare some change-Oh, you're still crying-

Street corner girlWatch the crowd go byFill your tin can with lifeSummer days tend to slip awayLike your men you couldn't make them stayHard to choose, whiskey or a wifeSometimes you wonder where's the endWhere you goin' where you been?Happiness seems so hard to winMost never care to findDella Brown sees it al the timeLooking for that man to make her smile again